5/1: America Decides – CBS News Watch CBS News Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effect; former first lady Michelle Obama surprises students for college signing day. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here … Read more
United Nations: India has voiced hope that Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the United Nations, which was blocked by the US last month, will be reconsidered and its endeavour to become a member of the world organisation will get endorsed. The US vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council on a … Read more
By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson | CNN The House voted on Wednesday to pass the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act, a vote that comes amid heightened concerns over antisemitism with Israel at war with Hamas and as pro-Palestinian protests have sprung up on college campuses across the country. Supporters of the legislation say it will … Read more
Blinken opposes Netanyahu’s plan for Rafah invasion – CBS News Watch CBS News In a visit to Israel on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken indicated the U.S. does not support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan for a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Ramy Inocencio reports from Tel Aviv. Be … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Israeli officials to improve the facilitation of humanitarian aid supplies to Gaza amid warnings from the United Nations and aid agencies of a looming famine in parts of the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. Blinken on Wednesday travelled to Kerem Shalom, an Israeli entry point into Gaza about 3km … Read more
By Clare Duffy | CNN New York — Dozens of former Google workers filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday after they were fired or placed on administrative leave last month for protesting the company’s cloud-computing contract with Israel’s government. The complaint accuses Google of retaliating against the workers for … Read more
Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University were arrested by the New York Police Department (NYPD) on April 30; as Pro-Palestinian protests continued to rage at US Universities, dozens of helmeted police marched onto Columbia University’s campus. As per The New York Times, escalated tensions have gripped various universities across the US. The arrests took place hours … Read more
Tel Aviv — Secretary of State Antony Blinken was back in Israel Wednesday morning for his seventh visit to the country since Hamas militants staged their bloody Oct. 7 terror attack on the Jewish state, instantly sparking the war in the group’s Gaza Strip stronghold. Blinken said as he arrived that the Biden administration was “determined” … Read more
New York City Mayor Eric Adams addresses protests at Columbia University – CBS News Watch CBS News New York City Mayor Eric Adams talks about the protests at Columbia University after pro-Palestinian demonstrators were removed by police from an academic building on campus. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live … Read more
Clashes broke out on Wednesday at pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as dozens of universities around the United States struggle to contain similar protests. CNN reported that the clashes erupted just before dawn between rival pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups. “At the request of UCLA, due to multiple … Read more
